Floor mop



Aug. 26, 1930. C; NELSON 1,774,209

FLOOR MOP Filed Jun 26, 1938 125 furniture incidental to their use isy often Cement Compountlodot equal Partsr Ot Ordi- Patented 231155.26, 1930 b CHARLES SIGMOND'NELSN, on BROOKLYN, NEW-YORK, AssiGNoR To cALEB" LoRING,

olisfgisosroir MASSACHUSETTS Y ,E -fFLooR Mor .i i i'ipiiiiaiioii mdina@ 26, 1928. serial No. 288,468.

My present inventionv relates tov fiexible away, of the mop structure after the second fraineless inops,.and -hasfor an object to pro-y step; vide a mop ofthe type'known as floor Fig.y Sisacross-sectional view. ofthe strucinops, but one which is equally Well adapted ture at a later lstep in its assembling to other uses and is characterized by an un- FigQL isl a perspective vieiv'of one form usual degree of durability and eiiiciency,fand` Of the completedniop and I one which is comparatively inexpensive to Figs', 5 aHClG are perspective views of modi- ,Y f manufacture. Y f lied forms of the-completed mop; n f

Mops of the class'to Which niy invention In the drawings, l indicates a Web or strip lo relates have heretofore been constructed inr Of CallVaSuOl OthGI' Father StG/Xblelllavarious Ways, but principally byi'lXing a terial ofgsuitable length and ofva Width plurality of threads of Woolen or cotton yarn equal t0 approximately tWCe'th depth 0f the in a fabric backing, disposing` the fabric lDlSll'GdlmOP body assh'ovvn inAFigs. 3, 4, 5, backing upon a metal, Wooden or other rigid 6, aIlCl'Of a Suitable Weight. Y To one surface frame. and Connecting to said frame an apofthe strip l, along its entire length, a coatpropriatehandle. These inops are most eX- 'Ilg 0f Suitable'Cementsapplei This Cetensively .used in vcleaning and polishing ment shouldbeinSOluble nvvater orV oil, ac-y floors, and vsuch use involves considerable C'QICllg' t0 the lquClWth Wllh the IHOP'S Y Y bumping and rubbing of the'fabric backing'A t0 be {Hed} and should besuch that aftelf 2U,` disposed upon the rigid Vframe against base- Y, hardeningit Willnotcrackand disintegrate" boards, theglegs and bases of furniture, etc. UPOD, lQXlOllOfthe plablefabrc body. There. The abrasion thus resulting soon causes the @Fevllfllly Suitable SOCl @amants 110W ytom fabric to Wear through, so vthat the life of mellally aValalOlG Ol thSv-pulpOSe; I have such niops is relatively short, and injury toV Used, fOr eXamPleia C'HlHlll leather beltinlg Considerable. c I nary. gluer and isinglass'melted together after By my present invention` I provide a mop Soalltlg tollhours, ttlmll being added-to ,the i which dispenses with the usual rigid fraine, l'ootlltlllg'llllXtlllo lllltll o sotpy oollslstolloyls s being constructed vof inaterials whichr are Proflllood.- I 1 'f n l q. fielzible, piablte and .sel'-lsupgorting.'lhe thlUgl (tlcwcrlleerilited sutijface of tle strilp 11, su in@ s i'ucure is 1ere ore su cien i 01 C0 011 yarn allo al( i yieldiiig and yflexible to withstand, to an unt tlollSVollSoly throughout half lts l'ollgtll: lofty usual degree the buinp'ingy and rubbing lng, lloWoVol t SllglltXtP/HSIOD at tllpd W againstY other ob]ects incidental to the use Uncovered by tllo yol'lla as .SlloWll at 3 llFlg# @if the mop on iCiOOi-S. The fiexibiiity ofthe 1"The femallans, uncovered half 'of aie: niop also rendersit capable of access into Wol) o1' Stlllo l 1S tololod over laterally upon c oriilers, untd'ert hiv,piecespffuriliiture1 and leuylrasisllgytl lllrFlg? 2B The olltlls 3 simi ar res ric eC areas. d 'urt er ac van-` 2 l no yam e Ween ,emr im* `age is the saving of the cost of inaiiufacturetghn wkd mwmzd' ald cilllnted tlfethf anda by .L f.- 1 X ie arnavains rave in ou lrom lnln the tlvhilliorm part of this between the connng surfaces o? the web application for Letters Patent, and in Which ltllln;tliflrgolglglded I Ondl-'v the saine reference characters indicatey corau ro-get fringe fr c 'yrn felhs responding parts in the several vievvs -p l' b om one Sl e' o' e strip l, which thus forms a inop bodyl inem-- Figure 1 iS a Perspective View, broken bea inuiis'formuie assembiyisieftto dry, .i

away at Polllts tol' oCollollly of Space Upon the' With the strips 'referabl under a sli ht sheet, of the inopstructure after the first pressure, ROWS (i stitehiilig, 4, p rovidgeaV step 1n its assembling;` f convenient means of further secui"ing"and 5o' Fig. 2 is aperspective View, also broken fstiiiening the body member. 1,00

lof 7arn between them. It is immaterial whether or not the individual strips be joined too'ether at their ends or edOes both forms of construction being equally within the spirit oi' my invention.

The structure thus obtained, which is shown in cross section in Fig. 3, is then ready to be formed into any desired shape, as for eXample those shown in Figs. 5, 6. The form shown in Fig. 4 is designed to cover a substantially triangular area, and consists of a mop body formeel into a pair of parallel portions, each of which flares outwardly at Yone end. Side portions are vprovided to connect y the outer Vends of the flaring portions with the other end of the parallel portions of the body'to complete the mop. Fastening means, as for example rivets '5, are passed through the body to secure the side Vportions to the centralV parallel portions, and other rivets 5 secure the other endsof the side portions to the outer ends of the base portions. At a suitable Voint the parallel central portions are pierced by registering holes through which passes a bolt 6 carrying a ferrule 7 held uponthe bolt by a Wingnut 8. The handle 9 is fixed to the ferrule by any suitable means, as by the screw threads shown in the figure.

Figs. 5 and 6 illustrate modified forms of thevinvention. n' ln Fig. 5 the mop body with its dependentfringe is disposed in two-paral-L Y lcl contacting portions united by the rivets 5a. The ends of the mop backing may be turned out at right angles from the center portion of the mop, as shown in the figure, and these c ends may be held together by a bolt 6a and Wingnut 8a adapted to vreceive afferrule for attaching a handle, if desired.

. Fig. 6 shows another modification, which is ,formed by stitching the assembly shown in Fig. 2 longitudinally down its center at d, tuclring in the end portions 3, 3, to prevent ravelling, folding the assen'ibly longitudinally on itself alongthe stitching, and fixing the contacting parallel portions together by means of rivets 5l. In this type of mop the bolt, ferrule and handle are dispensed with, the structure being designed and adapted to be grasped by the hand of an operator and used in place of the welllnown wooden or metal backed hand mop. In addition to the modifications shown, my invention is capable of embodimentin many other forms, and it is to be understood that I am not limited to the specific forms illustrated and described herein within the scope of the claim.

- Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A. mop devoid of a rigid frame comprising a body formed of a rather stiff flexible material and having a multiplicity of threads dependingV therefrom, said body being yformed in two parallel portions, flaring portions disposed outwardly from one end of the parallel portions and maintained at a distance from the parallel portions by agency of the stiffness of the material alone, side portions connecting the ends of the flaring portions with the other end of the parallel portions, and fasten# ing means in the side portions near the ends thereof securing the side portions to the parallel and flaring portions respectively.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature.

CHARLES SIGMOND NELSON. 

